2013 All Star Game!

So when I first heard that the All Star Game was going to be at Citi Field about 2 years ago? I was so excited and I was determined to make it happen no matter what the cost... About a year ago, I had learned that the date was SET. It was going to fall on Tuesday, July 16, 2013, my 28th Birthday! I never imagined that the date would be on that very day. Of course it's always on a Tuesday and I did look at the calendar and anticipated that it may fall on my birthday, but it always seem to fall on an earlier date. Anyway, I got super excited and declared that I was going to do everything I can to secure my way in. In mid July of last year, the Mets sent out an email asking fans to secure their All Star Strips by purchasing season tickets and game packs. At that time, I didn't want to get ahead of myself and thought, ok, I still have a year before this day comes. Then this past January came and word was that All Star Strips would be hard to get. I kept thinking to myself, perhaps I'll spend about $500 for an All Star Game by buying it on Stubhub. But that idea felt wrong. I didn't feel like anyone wanted to pay that price for ONE game. I know it's crazy and pricey. And I understand that this means the world to me. To attend my only All Star Game ever (probably) at Citi Field. I'll be old and Citi Field would be old if they play the game there again in the future...it would not be the same. Let alone, it's happening on my BIRTHDAY. What more can you ask for? So I had to. I had to ask my sister if she was willing to buy a 15 game pack just to secure our ticket purchase for the All Star Strips.

I must say it was not easy to convince her to buy a 15 game pack. I did not blame her. I am the bigger fan than she is. It is MY birthday. Initially, she declined and basically said NO WAY. So I thought about it. I thought long and hard and really contemplated on going to the 15 games alone. But I didn't make any final decisions. Later that night, my sister calls and changes her mind. She told me that she understands that this means the world to me and that it's once in a lifetime. So she agreed to go. We did some research on picking out the games we wanted to go to and then inquired about pricing. All Star Strips range from $450 to $550! Wow, my sister's going to be pissed. So out of the goodness of my heart, I offered to help her pay for the All Star Strip just because she has already agreed to go to all 15 Mets games with me. It's very generous of her to even spend so much money just so that I can live out my dream and attend my first All Star Game at Citi Field on my birthday. It will be the best birthday I'll ever have. To come to grips with how much I'm spending for this 15 game pack PLUS the All Star Strip, I think of it like this: if I was to take a continuing education class, I'd pay about $1,000 for one course in a semester...so just imagine my 15 game pack and my trip to the All Star game as a course in Mets baseball...only I'm having fun and I get to watch my favorite team!

To finish off this blog, I don't have Mets fan friends that live near me and would go with me to games...which I think is sad. But I do have a really great sister who cares about me enough not to let me go to games by myself. Also to consider that it is my birthday on the day of the All Star Game. I'm not a religious person, but I am blessed and forever grateful that she thought about me. Thanks, Ellie.

-Angela